What Exactly is a Committee?
Collins English dictionary defines a committee as “A group of people appointed to perform a specific service or function”
If a committee is seen as only representing committee members needs, or that it is self-serving, then it has failed. For this reason Inverclyde Council has developed Recognition Criteria.
This will help new and existing groups to operate within good practice guidelines and to demonstrate that they meet the road principles below.
The Committee should be:
1. Representative
2. Open
3. Accountable
4. Democratic
The Executive Committee
This sounds very grand, but refers to the specific “officer” roles within the committee. Officers have particular jobs, which facilitate the efficient day-to-day running of the group.
An Executive Committee usually comprises of:
- A Vice-Chairperson (optional)
Click on any of the member roles above to find out more about them.
As already stated, these roles are quite specific and it is useful to have job descriptions for these roles not only to guide the officers, but to make sure continuity and avoid confusion.
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